Clinical Social Worker II or III - Outpatient - Variable - FT

About the role

Incumbent is responsible for delivering social services, including psychosocial evaluation and treatment, advocacy, teaching, referrals to community services, and assisting as needed with discharge planning. Participates in case coverage and other necessary support for other social workers in the Department of Clinical Social Work / Care Coordination. Participates in formal and informal teaching, including supervision of social work graduate students and in-service education for nurses, nursing students, medical residents, fellows, interns, and ancillary staff.

Responsibilities

• Deliver social services including psychosocial evaluation and treatment, advocacy, teaching, referrals to community services, and assisting with discharge planning.
• Participate in case coverage and other necessary support for other social workers in the Department of Clinical Social Work / Care Coordination.
• Participate in formal and informal teaching, including supervision of social work graduate students and in-service education for nurses, nursing students, medical residents, fellows, interns, and ancillary staff.

Requirements

• Clinical Social Worker III: Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties. Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job. Knowledge of and ability to work within a complex health care system. Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. Current Clinical Social Work License issued by the Board of Behavioral Sciences. Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload. Ability to interpret and implement all applicable standards and regulations such as, The Joint Commission, DHS, and the Child Abuse Registry. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System.
• Clinical Social Worker II: Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties. Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job. Master's Degree in Social Work. Knowledge of and ability to work within a complex health care system. Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload. Ability to interpret and implement all applicable standards and regulations such as, The Joint Commission, DHS, and the Child Abuse Registry. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System.

Qualifications

• Clinical Social Worker III: Current Clinical Social Work License issued by the Board of Behavioral Sciences.
• Clinical Social Worker II: Master's Degree in Social Work.

Skills

• Interpret and implement hospital, JCAHO, Health Department and Child Abuse Registry standards and regulations.
• Customer service skills appropriate to the job.
• Knowledge of and ability to work within a complex health care system.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System.

Benefits

Details of each benefit may be reviewed by visiting the following page: https://hr.uci.edu/new-hire/conditions-of-employment.php